The Wisdom of Naguib Mahfouz

More insights on life’s major themes from the Arab world’s only Nobel literature laureateWith a writing career spanning some seventy years, Naguib Mahfouz is one of the most recognized writers in the world. His study of philosophy at what is now Cairo University greatly influenced his works, as did his wide readings and his work in the government and in the Cinema Organization. The Wisdom of Naguib Mahfouz, like the earlier Life’s Wisdom, is a unique collection of quotations selected from the great author’s works, offering philosophical insights on themes such as childhood, youth, love, marriage, war, freedom, death, the supernatural, the afterlife, the soul, immortality, and many other subjects that take us through life’s journey.

Naguib Mahfouz (1911–2006) was born in the crowded Cairo district of Gamaliya. He wrote nearly 40 novel-length works, plus hundreds of short stories and numerous screenplays. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988.
Aleya Serour is the editor of Naguib Mahfouz’s Life’s Wisdom from the Works of the Nobel Laureate (AUC Press, 2006).

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“The Wisdom of Naguib Mahfouz: From the Works of the Nobel Laureate” is a compilation of the writings from the international renown Egyptian thinker and philosopher Naguib Mahfouz, a man with dozens of novels and other works, attaining the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988. Presenting excerpts of novels, his poetry, among his other writings, editor Aleya Serour presents a fine assortment of literary work, and make

“The Wisdom of Naguib Mahfouz” a strong addition to any community and college literary studies collection.”—Midwest Book Review

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